| 词汇 | example_english_bolster |
| 释义 | Examples of bolsterThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A discipline's understanding of its past can be a legend bolstering today's priorities. He might lose a sense of his superiority which bolsters his ego in public and private life. The cultural task of selling had much more to do with entrenching hierarchies, reinforcing hegemonic assumptions, and bolstering expectations of coherence. The legitimacy of claims to the chieftaincy has been bolstered by other symbols. The cycle is performed without interruption, bolstering the impression of it being 24 different perspectives on a single song. Cobble stair bolstered by cut blocks ascends the eastern facade. I am inclined, in fact, to think that this anxiety functioned almost purely as a strategic device for government which bolstered its case for intervention. By invoking the certitudes and simplicities of an idealized past, religion bolsters the individual's capacity to face up to the uncertainties of fast-paced city life. The greatly diminished visibility of women workers bolstered a growing ideological commitment to the notion of a cohesive and solidaristic (male) working class. In addition to the difficulties inherent in this type of research, the present study is bolstered by a number of methodological strengths. The repatriation agenda bolstered these claims in so far as repatriants needed somewhere to settle. The very nature of this mode of mobilization bolstered the unity of the movement. Considerations of established conventions and their modifications tend to encourage anti-generic evaluative positions, judgements which are then bolstered by appealing to influential aesthetic systems. Indeed, in the writings of systems theorists "growth through specialization" sometimes enjoys an axiomatic status, bolstered by a strong organismic analogy and little empirical argument. Diets below the caloric goal were bolstered by adding sweeteners (up to 10% dietary energy) and extra base plant foods (grains, vegetables and fruits). Claims to liberty are vested liberty-rights, in other words, liberties bolstered by claims. The case may be bolstered by an appeal to the literatures on commitment and self-control and to that on observing behavior. Industrialization in the last colonial decades outpaced the global average-albeit starting from a low base, which bolstered the upward curve. Such perceptions have been bolstered by welfare policies and institutional practices that create relationships of enforced dependency. He bolstered the party where it was already self-sufficient, rather than encouraging it to meet new challenges where its instincts were inhibiting. Unlike unelected chief executives, presidents may agree to decentralise as a means of bolstering their electoral support among groups who favour decentralisation. Then there is the major inequality between rich and poor, within our society and globally bolstered by birth, education, and social contacts. I bolstered my arguments with a wide range of examples where grammar checkers would give erroneous advice or fail to catch egregious errors. Their narrative bolstered a particular image and suppressed others. Vocal music, because it was bolstered by a text that affirmed the music's meaning and intellectual content, fared better than instrumental music. The public-school model was not only bolstered by the official sanction of the commissioners. Stock markets, in particular, can be bolstered by pension funds through different channels. Successive military leaders bolstered their position in the capital by reinforcing established symbols of traditional authority in the building of residences, temples and urban monuments. However, it also colludes in pre-dating their togetherness as a group, paradoxically also bolstering their authenticity in more traditional terms. Moreover, they do not provide a fundamental critique of the patriarchal system that bolsters and legitimates gender inequality, indicating that this was not an important aspect of their modernizing projects. Plans for conflict resolution and rapprochement are contingent and are continually informed by a "revitalization of traditional cultural, political, and religious values, bolstered by security threats" (back cover). The application of quantitative techniques and precise rules to combine research findings from various independent studies bolsters the scientific rigor of the aggregated literature with meta-analysis as the primary approach. Nevertheless, having two extra physicians affirm capacity was preferred by this court as a support of self-determination, especially when compared to bolstering patient rights through guardianship or other judicial review. Is either or are both of these claims bolstered by attaching to them to a third claim, that the law is there to guide citizens directly? He argues that in allowing citizens to participate in policy decisions, direct democracy bolsters civic virtues since the very system tells voters they are to be trusted. The only durable change that came out of the reform initiative had the effect of bolstering one of the most damaging criticisms directed at medrese education. Such developments need to be considered in the context of contemporary scholastic debate on collective guilt and punishment which may have inspired or at least bolstered them. Perhaps one cannot expect this from a 'debate book', but it means that many of the conclusions and prognoses are not bolstered by concepts and methods evolved elsewhere. In an era when a husband's ' manliness ', ' respectability ' and self-respect were bolstered by his ability to maintain his wife and family, any reduction in male income was to be resisted. Preventing pauperism required maintenance of the prevailing 'quasi-market' - underpinned by property and labour markets but bolstered by the financial and political interests of government, especially local authorities. Lying at the heart of regional variations in age structure are differences in fertility and mortality, significantly bolstered by longestablished patterns of migration, especially amongst younger people. Our informal user studies so far suggest that users catch on remarkably quickly, perhaps bolstered by the fact that they can ask for a reminder at any time. Rather, it bolstered the case for action. Culling information about senators' views of these additional appointments would also have bolstered the chair's ability to forecast floor outcomes during the committee's consideration of the nominees. There were therefore positive repercussions in allowing banks access to global finance, in turn, bolstering the flow of credit to the real economy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Our legal rights will be bolstered, such as in court cases involving international adoption, or maintenance issues having international implications. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English You propose continuing down the same track, bolstering up the same policy, ever more generously financing the same actions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English On the one hand, therefore, we have a major interest in cultural diversity, bolstering creative people and easy access to creative content online. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are being asked to assume that the system is unworkable unless it is bolstered and buttressed by law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, they are bolstering the sheiks and sultans, and a federation of this kind will never work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no other country that bolsters up its production figures by shoving stuff abroad irrespective of whether it brings anything in return or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are plenty of ways of assisting our machine tool industry effectively without bolstering up this concern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to provide for them out of the public funds while we are at the same time bolstering up the company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that is enough bolstering up of these guaranteed prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, the fact remains that prejudice exists and is largely bolstered up in quarters which one would think ought to have more sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country was bolstered up and fed up with all sorts of statements about reform. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must approach the matter with the idea of bolstering up private monopolies as the means of production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that it needed to be bolstered by a larger reduction in corporation tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now just a word or two about other goods not textile goods, namely, domestic requirements such as mattresses, bolsters, pillows, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are bolstering the standing of moderates within the power-sharing government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The alternative is not a bolstering of the status quo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also neatly encapsulated the attitude of the tobacco industry when he said that it was one of "agnosticism bolstered by scientific doubt". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not, it seems to me, be distracted or brainwashed by simplistic rhetoric about bolstering up brutal dictatorships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, this is the most appallingly unjust suggestion that one could imagine, bolstered by false analogies and leading to a totally unjust conclusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was speaking about bolstering teacher morale and the fact that teachers are among our most important agents for change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there is no doubt that the judgment has bolstered local authorities in the proper use of their discretion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no intention of bolstering the size of the support area at the expense of the front line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether those measures should be bolstered by physical controls of some kind or other is a matter for consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They regard compromise as a weakness and a betrayal, and they are bolstered by apparently massive domestic support for their contrasting actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, management studies represent only a new and clever technique for bolstering up the capitalist system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not bolstering this argument with suggestions about the prospects of a third war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new system must not result in an overall loss to community prosperity as well as bolstering a major extension of the debt-credit system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inefficiency is bolstered up in this case, as in the case of the farmers when we were discussing the duty on wheat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Parents need to be bolstered in that they need to be held more clearly financially accountable for the misdemeanours of their children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is he taking houses started in 1952 into the calculation for the purpose of bolstering up these purely fictitious figures? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Potentially, artificial food sources could decrease badger mortality during protracted periods of natural food shortage, thereby bolstering local numbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They believe that this is the only way in which the economy of the country can be bolstered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that the scheme would cost £70 million in bolstering the private education system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that his appointment will be bolstered by the appointments of many other able council members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With adequate guaranteed prices it is better for farmers, generally speaking, to stand on their own feet rather than to be bolstered up by subsidies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Monarchs gained the benefit of the support—or at least the views—of the powerful, thus bolstering their royal positions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Among its uses, however, was that of identifying and justifying new divisions, or of bolstering existing ones. The phonetic analysis further bolstered the hypothesis that he added -ed endings according to a pseudo-suffixation strategy. The observed effects were highly consistent, and were further bolstered by the semantic relatedness ratings on the dissimilar within- and between-language responses. The case of polysemy again bolsters this argument. An article from 1954 bolstered the argument by stating that the islands had once been connected to the mainland by dry land. Such actions, in turn, contributed to an increasing popular legitimacy that further bolstered the institution's political standing. As relativity was destroying the notion of determinacy in physical studies, genetics was bolstering it within biology. A concomitant financial restructuring, which injected 60,000 million dinars into enterprises by 1987, bolstered sales, profits, capacity utilisation, and productivity in almost every sector. Existing quality management strategies, including utilization review, quality assurance systems, and peer review audits, should be bolstered. Cobble stair bolstered with cut blocks ascends the southern facade. Most respondents had very positive expectations about the future potential of the area, sometimes bolstering their own somewhat risky decision. The former assumption is bolstered by the lack of documented thresholds in both cohort and time-series mortality investigations. There were a number of ways in which activities in the computer room also contributed to bolstering students' sense of masculinity. Many statues were bolstered by struts that now appear unsightly, especially in comparison with unsupported bronze statues. Furthermore, on researching into the relations between verbal variability and speakers' dominant language, the previous impression is bolstered even more. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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